Weekly Report & Newsletter - 6th February 2026
J36 Rural Auction Centre: Diamond Delights. Saturday 31st January 2026.
Individual Female Blue Faced Leicester Sale
Junction 36 lay witness to an impressive entry and level of quality that lived up to the expectation of a top class show and sale of Blue Faced Leicester females. The number of vendors and entries being up on the year.
Judging was kindly undertaken by Mr Neil Marston, Highberries who we thank very much for his time and expertise. The Overall Championship being awarded to the 1st prize gimmer hogg from Messrs Lord, Hewgill sired by a homebred tup RO38 Hewgill. A classy hogg which went on to top the market at 8000gns, purchased by Ridley Craig, Hanging Wells, Weardale.
Reserve Champion went to the 1st prize ewe from HW&G White, Ribblesdale sired by their own M002 ram and in-lamb to the V001 Shitlington sire. She went on to make 3000gns going to K&HA Ridley, Allen Shields.
The 1st prize gimmer shearling from MR Thornborrow, Dawyk sired by SO21 Riddings Longshot, in-lamb to their homebred VO10 sire went on to make 2200gns and was purchased by Miss Millie Richardson, Ghyll House, Appleby.
There was also recipient ewes available carrying embryos and topping this category was a ewe scanned for 1 carrying a lamb sired by GO11 Smearsett from Robin & Rachel Booth, Smearsett, making 2000gns.
Plenty of notable prices were witnessed throughout the sale, with the show of females being a credit to all the breeders and we thank all of them for their support. We would also like to thank the buyers for making the sale the success it was.
Averages:
Gimmer Hoggs – 1292gns
Gimmer Shearlings – 1248gns
Ewes - £1336gns
Leading Prices
Hoggs
Messrs Lord – 8000gns, 3500gns Hewgill
WM Hutchinson & Sons – 4200gns – Redgate
JA&R Caton – 2600gns – Otterburn
J Bell – 2500gns, 2000gns – Cottage
R&L Browell – 2400gns, 1400gns – Weathill
Midlock Farms – 1400gns, 1000gns – Midlock
WM Reed & Sons – 1200gns – West Biggins
Gimmer Shearlings
MR Thornborrow, Dawyk – 2200gns, 1600gns, 1400gns
Midlock Farms, Midlock – 2000gns, 2000gns, 1600gns, 1500gns, 1200gns
Pl&J Dawson, Kentmere Hall – 1400gns
JA&R Caton, Otterburn – 1200gns
Ewes
HW&G White, Ribblesdale – 3000gns
RS Harker & Son, Honeymoor – 2500gns, 1500gns, 1000gns
WJ Barker, Keer – 2000gns
JA&R Caton, Otterburn – 1000gns
PL& J Dawson, Kentmere Hall – 1000gns
RW&RA Booth, Smearsett – 1000gns
BLUEFACED LEICESTER SHOW, SATURDAY 31ST JANUARY 2026
JUDGE: NEIL MARSTON, HIGHBERRIES FLOCK
SPONSOR: PEREGRINE ASSEST FINANCE
CLASS 1- IN LAMB EWE
1st G White, Hillside - (Lot 138) Ribblesdale 3480/R016
2nd RS Harker & Son, Grayrigg Hall - (Lot 135) Honeymoor 4386/R015
3rd RW & RA Booth, Low Bark House Farm - (Lot 113) Smearsett 2968/P035
CLASS 2- IN LAMB SHEARLING
1st MR Thornborrow, Easter Dawyck Farm - (Lot 140) Dawyck 4346/T082
2nd Midlock Farms, Midlock - (Lot 176) Midlock 1538/T152
3rd Pl & J Dawson, The Lodge - (Lot 130) Kentmere Hall 1552/T030
CLASS 3- EMPTY GIMMER HOGG
1st Messrs Lord, West Dowgill - (Lot 132) Hewgill 980/V061
2nd Midlock Farms, Midlock - (Lot 183) Midlock 1538/V073
3rd W.M Hutchinson & Sons, Redgate - (Lot 156) Kirkby Redgate 640/V026
CHAMPION: Messrs Lord, West Dowgill - (Lot 132) Hewgill 980/V061
RESERVE CHAMPION: G White, Hillside - (Lot 138) Ribblesdale 3480/R016
The Annual Show and Sale of Rough Fell In-Lamb Females and Gimmer Hoggs drew a good crowd with a buoyant trade throughout. Trade topped at 1000gns for an in-lamb ewe from B&J Knowles, Selside with a further two at 700gns from MP & A Capstick, High Lane and JA Law, Marsh House respectively. Other notable prices include 650gns for MP & A Capstick, 600gns for B&J Knowles, 550gns for J Hunter and 500gns for S&W Dickinson, J Capstick and J Hunter. Gimmer hoggs topped at 300gns from AJ Ellis.
ROUGH FELL SHOW, SATURDAY 31ST JANUARY 2026
SPONSORED BY: GREENCOAT FARM & RURAL LAW
JUDGED BY: ROBERT STEADMAN
CLASS 1- IN LAMB EWE
1st JA Law, Marsh House Farm (Lot 81)
2nd MP & A Capstick, High Lane (Lot 76)
3rd J Hunter, Galloper Park (Lot 83)
CLASS 2- IN LAMB SHEARLING
1st MP & A Capstick, High Lane (Lot 77)
2nd B & J Knowles, Hollowgate (Lot 74)
3rd J Capstick, Maryfell (Lot 78)
CLASS 3- EMPTY GIMMER HOGG
1st AJ Ellis, Woodside (Lot 90)
CHAMPION: JA Law, Marsh House Farm (Lot 81)
RESERVE CHAMPION: MP & A Capstick, High Lane (Lot 76)
Today’s sale also included a sale for multi-breed individual females, topping at 800gns for Dutch Spotted gimmer hoggs from DA Dixon, Grayrigg. Other Dutch Spotteds sold to 750gns from AG Morton, Penrith for in-lamb shearlings with in-lamb ewes selling at 600gns from Megan Rowlandson, Flookburgh. Other breeds saw the annual consignment of top quality Cheviots from Mr KO Stones, Marrick sell at 600gns and
550gns. Gimmer hoggs from AL Thompson, Colne sold to 300gns for Charolais x Beltex with others at 280gns.
Lancaster Auction Mart: Weekly Sale of Prime Hoggs & Cast Sheep. Monday 2nd February 2026.
PRIME HOGGS
The winter blues were blown away at Lancaster Auction this morning with the Prime hogg trade today having a spring in its step.
Those vendors who drew lambs were duly rewarded with a competitive crowd of 8 buyers keen to secure lambs of all classifications to fulfil Monday morning orders.
Hoggs today ranged from 34kg to 55kg with an average of 355p/kg achieved.
JE Parkinson & Son, Quernmore lead the way once again selling Beltex crosses to 439p/kg & £193 with others 423p/kg & £186. Others 391p/kg & £184 for SH & LE Birkett. Well finished hoggs nicely 340p/kg to 365p/kg being £115 to £130 over weight. Hill bred hoggs to £169 & 367p/kg for Cheviots and £150 & 329p/kg for Mules.
Heavy weights to £181 and 335p/kg and light weights £127 & 347p/kg.
More hoggs required each week to satisfy the Monday morning demand.
Prime Hoggs Top Prices: BELTEX: £193 Castle Mill Farm, £186 Castle Mill Farm, £171 Old Woodhouse, £171 Mearsbeck Farm, £124 High Hallbeck. TEXEL: £184 Stubb Hall Farm, £180 Burns Farm, £176 Stubb Hall Farm, £174 Burns Farm, £173 Measbeck Farm, £172 Hutton Roof Hall. SUFFOLK: £181 Knowsley Farm, £164 Old Parkside Farm. CONTINENTAL: £172 Burns Farm, £155, £150 Old Parkside Farm. CHEVIOT: £169 Castle Mill Farm, £157 North Farm, £157 Castle Mill Farm, £156 Stubb Hall Farm, £152 Lower Langthwaite Farm, £150 North Farm. DUTCH SPOTTED: £164 Tabley House Farm. MULE: £150 Cottam Farm, £138 Tabley House Farm. ZWARTBLE: £150 Old Parkside Farm. HAMPSHIRE: £138 Old Parkside Farm.
CULL SHEEP
Ewes averaged £149 selling to £245 for continentals fromCD & HL Mason. Cross bred ewes to £188 and Mules £163.
Cast Ewes Top Prices: BELTEX: £245 Mearsbeck Farm. TEXEL: £188, £174 Mearsbeck Farm, £168 Lower House Farm, £138 Burrow Heights Farm, £124 Lower Brockholes Farm. MULE: £163 Greenlot Farm, £160 Burrow Heights Farm, £155 Walnut Tree Cottage, £152 Lower Brockholes Farm, £140 Burrow Heights Farm, £134 Lower Brockholes Farm.
Cast Ram Top Prices: TEXEL: £180 Greenlot Farm.
J36 Rural Auction Centre: Weekly Sale of Prime Hoggs & Cast Sheep, Tuesday 3rd February 2026.
PRIME HOGGS
Happy Hoggs, hurried buyers and a healthier trade.
Larger numbers combined with a larger appetite today saw an increase in trade for all shapes, weights and types. A weight range of 21 to 70kg faced a fierce level of bidding from the o set. Once again in around the 40kg mark the best article to sell on the day with texels topping at 412.5ppk from Messers ST Birkett & Son, Beltex of the same weight selling to 398ppk from Messers GM&A Jackson, A pen of 6 Beltex slightly lighter making 394.9 from Messrs LE&A Ridding, lighter end of hoggs also a joy to sell with 30kg of hoggs hitting 393.3ppk from LA&M Lambert. Cheviots sold to 365.6ppk for a pen of 16 from Stockdale Farms while Herdwicks topped at 346.7ppk from Messrs SW&A Hoggarth, Heavies also a lump dearer on the week. Texels topped at £204. An overall average of 331 and a SQQ of 340 was achieved today with more and more vendors talking advantage of the competitive trade and prompt payment. Contact Joel before next weeks sale on 10th Feb.
Prime Hoggs Top Prices: TEXEL: £204 Far End Farm, £200 Birch Bank, £200 Far End Farm, £197 Brown Brook, £194 Far End Farm, £183 Halton Park Farm. LLEYN: £192 Low Foulshaw Farm. SUFFOLK: £190 Kendal House Farm, £180 Lane Ends Farm, £180 Far End Farm, £177 Marshside, £164 Lane Ends Farm, £157 Kendal House Farm. BELTEX: £182 Hall Croft Barn, £159 Little Eccleston Hall, £157 Barncroft, £154 Steel Croft. CHAROLLAIS: £173 High Snab, £161 Crosscrake Farm, £150 Arklid Farm. CHEVIOT: £160 Hebblethwaite, £155 Low Gregg Hall, £147 Hawkswell Farm, £145 Outrake Foot, £144 Hawkswell Farm, £144 Outrake Foot. MASHAM: £150 Holme House Farm, £104 Steps Farm. LEICESTER: £149 Greaves Farm. CONTINENTAL: £145 Swallowmire, £141 Hall Bank, £134 Swallowmire, £131 Fell House, £130 Mire House Farm, £130 Beech House. MULE: £161 Hareden Farm, £159 Holme House Farm, £158 Holme House Farm, £156 Mire House Farm, £155 Hareden Farm, £154 Holme House Farm. SWALEDALE: £139 Arklid Farm, £136 Well Foot, £130 Bramaskew, £128 Higher Salter, £109 Yoad Pot, £105 Higher Salter. ROUGH FELL: £135 Cherry Tree House, £132 Cherry Tree House, £117 Cherry Tree House, £101 Cherry Tree House, £91 Steps Farm. HERDWICK: £134 Tebay Ghyll, £104 Far Kiln Bank, £102 Tongue House Farm, £97 Tongue House Farm, £44 Millness. HORNED: £109 Cottage Farm, £108 Winterscales Farm, £50 Millness.
CAST SHEEP
A full ringside of buyers with several new and returning faces. All classes and types extremely well competed for with a market average of £128 with a large portion being pure bred hill ewes.
Best continentals to £310 for Texels with others at £295, £275, £265, £255. Medium pure-bred ewes and the best crossbreds to £232 with others generally £180-£215. Smaller end £130-£165. Mules to £175, heavies £155-£170 and the next draw down £130-£150. Pure hill ewes to £190 for Cheviots, £180 for Lleyns, £132 for Woodland, £125 for Swaledale, £122 for Gritstone, £118 for Herdwick. Smaller medium horned ewes £90-£105 with only the smallest less.
All cull rams sold averaged £162 with Continentals to £245, BFL to £230, Herdwick to £172, Cheviot to £170, Swaledale to £170. Continentals generally £190-£225 and hill rams £130-£155.
Cast Ewes Top Prices: Texel: £310 Storth End Farm, £295 £275 Brown Brook, £275 Hall Croft Barn, £265 Tranthwaite Hall, £255 Brown Brook. Charollais: £230 Storth End Farm. Leicester: £220 Barbon Fell House, £198 Flodder Hall, £178 Barbon Fell House. Beltex: £190 Farleton House. Cheviot: £190 Low Tarn Green, £150 Seedhowe Cottages, £148 Manor Farm, £125 Low Waterside, £122 Manor Farm. Su olk: £185 Fern Bank Farm, £180 Ackenthwaite Farm, £138 Low Waterside. LLeyn: £180 Low Foulshaw Farm. Mule: £175 Brown Brook, £170 Tranthwaite Hall, £168 Overthwaite Farm, £160 Brown Brook, £160 Low Tarn Green, £160 Far Kiln Bank. Dorset: £172 Fern Bank Farm, £142 Row Farm House. Continental: £168 £158 £150 Wilcocks Farm, £140 Gilpin Farm, £120 Winterscales Farm. Cheviot Mule: £140 Millbeck, £128 Slack Farm, £125 Thorn Cottage, £122 High Ground. Horned: £132 Wilcocks Farm. Swale: £125 x2 Hawkswell Farm, £118 High Ground, £118 Flodder Hall, £115 Well Foot, £115 Thorn Cottage. Gritstone: £122 Low Waterside. Herdwick: £118 High Ground, £115 Far Kiln Bank x2, £112 Hawkrigg Farm, £112 Swallowmire, £110 Fell House, £110 Low Mill House. Rough Fell: £115 Millbeck, £105 Fell House. Dalesbred: £112 Millness Leisure Park. Scotch Blackface: £110 Fell House.
Cast Ram Top Prices: Dorset: £245 Highfield. Charollais: £245 Tranthwaite Hall, £195 Low Foulshaw Farm. Leicester: £230 Arklid Farm, £195 Yoad Pot, £185 Barbon Fell House, £175 Well Foot, £170 Nook Farm. Lleyn: £210 £190 Low Foulshaw Farm. Texel: £178 Brown Brook. Cheviot: £170 St Anthonys Hill, £165 Low Waterside, £160 Hawkswell Farm. Swale: £165 Thorn Cottage, £145 High Birk Howe Farm, £140 Yoad Pot, £120 Rydal Farm. Jacob: £95 St Anthonys Hill. Herwick: £172 High Birk Howe Farm.
J36 Rural Auction Centre: Fortnightly Sale of Calves, Stirks, OTM/Cast Cattle & Store Cattle. Thursday 5th February 2026.
CALVES
British Blue calf to £1170 at J36
Bull calves of every strength easily finding new homes today, topping at £1170 for a corker of a British Blue from CR Dickson, Thurnham with others from the same pen at £980. Bambers Farms brought their usual quality selling British Blues to £890 x3 and Aberdeen Angus to £830 x2. 8-week-old Charolais sold to £870 and £800 from JH Towers & Son, Tunstall with others at £740 from J & M Maudsley, Endmoor. Month old types to £670 and £660 for British Blues from A Pickthall, New Hutton and £600 for Charolais from Messrs Sowerby, Drybeck. The youngest, a 2-week-old British Blue bull sold to £500 from TK Robinson, Old Hutton. Dairy bulls to £460 for Fleckvieh from Messrs Sowerby, Drybeck with Black & Whites to £270 from JR & S Handley, Heversham.
Heifer calves equally as good to sell topping at £810 for British Blue from Bambers Farm with Charolais from JH Towers & Son, Tunstall selling at £800. Plenty others top side of £700 with the best of the youngsters to £640 for Charolais from Messrs Sowerby, Drybeck, £580 for British Blue from A Pickthall, New Hutton, £550 for Beef Shorthorn from JW & TE Sharp, Lyth and 2-week-old British Blue to £480 from TK Robinson, Old Hutton.
Keep the calves coming, any enquiries to Will on 07506283587.
Bull Calf Top Prices: BRITSH BLUE: £1170 Throstle Croft, £980 Throstle Croft, £890 Bambers Farm, £890 Bambers Farm, £890 Bambers Farm, £860 Langley Park. CHAROLAIS: £870 Tunstall Hall, £800 Tunstall Hall, £720 Raw End Farm, £600 Townhead Farm, £590 Townhead Farm, £580 Townhead Farm. ANGUS: £830 Bambers Farm, £830 Bambers Farm, £760 Bambers Farm, £630 College Green, £560 Raw End Farm, £550 Tunstall Hall. CHIANINA: £740 Raw End Farm. LIMOUSIN: £580 Tunstall Hall, £520 High Grounds Farm. FLECKVIEH: £460 Townhead Farm.
FRIESIAN: £270 College Green Farm, £260 Flodder Hall, £240 Ackenthwaite Farm, £240 Endmoor Farm, £230 Ackenthwaite Farm, £210 Langley Park.
Heifer Calf Top Prices: BRITISH BLUE: £810 Bamber Farm, £770 Throstle Croft, £760 Tunstall Hall, £750 Throstle Croft, £730 Langley Park, £660 College Green. CHAROLAIS: £800 Tunstall Hall, £720 Tunstall Hall, £690 Tunstall Hall, £650 Raw End Farm, £640 Townhead Farm, £580 Townhead Farm. LIMOUSIN: £580 Tunstall Hall, £550 Tunstall Hall, £550 Tunstall Hall, £540 Tunstall Hall, £470 High Grounds Farm, £470 High Grounds Farm. ANGUS: £570 College Green, £500 College Green, £500 College Green, £480 College Green, £430 Raw End Farm, £410 Tunstall Hall. SHORTHORN: £550 Flodder Hall, £490 Flodder Hall, £480 Flodder Hall.
Steer Calf Top Prices: ANGUS: £770 College Green. BRITISH BLUE: £770 College Green, £730 College Green, £620 College Green, £620 College Green, £600 College Green.
STIRKS
The new sale format of a 12noon start in ring 2 saw an abundance of buyers in attendance with new faces once again ringside. All classes and types were keenly competed for with more required each sale. Steers sold to a top price of £1580 for 8m Char x from Messrs Barker who sold others at £1540. A run of Sim-Luing steers 8/9m from Low Moor Howe Farm Ltd peaked at £1560 with others £1500. Native sired steers sold to £1240 for AAx & Shorthorn x from JJ & J Towers. Younger steers to £1180 for BRB x and £1100 AAx. Several recently weaned steers peaked at £1100 for 5m Limx from J&O Galbraith and £1020 FKV from D&A Nicholson. Heifers peaked at £1360 for a pair of Limx (7m) from PW Clarke with AAx (8m) £1320 from R&B Parker and Hereford x £1300 (7m) from R Dick. Dairy bred heifers to £1100 for 9m AAx with 5m £1080 from J&O Galbraith. Bull stirks peaked at £1400 for 6m AAx from RA & E Edmondson closely followed by BRBx (7m) at £1380 from JR Pye. Luing bulls (9m) from Low Moor Howe Farm Ltd sold at £1300. Younger bulls ranging from £840-£960 depending on quality and type.
Bull Stirk Top Prices: Angus: £1400 High Barnes. British Blue: £1380 £980 Back Lane. Continental: £1300 High House Farm. Limousin: £1080 Woodside Farm. Simental: £960 Woodside Farm. Hereford: £880 Long Crag House, £620 Winter Crag Farm. Friesian: £700 Corner Hall Farm.
Heifer Stirk Top Prices: Limousin: £1360 Woodside Farm, £1120 £1100 Cragg House Farm, £1080 Endmoor Farm. Angus: £1320 High Hallbeck, £1100 Church End Farm. Hereford: £1300 £1100 Corner Hall Farm, £980 Long Crag House, £920 Mire House Farm, £880 Birch Bank. Charolais: £1220 Noran Bank Farm. Shorthorn: £900 Low Greaves.
Steer Stirk Top Prices: Charolais: £1580 £1540 £1260 Noran Bank Farm. Simental: £1560
£1500 £1280 High House Farm. Angus: £1240 Low Stennerley, £1100 Church End Farm. Shorthorn: £1240 Low Stennerley. British Blue: £1180 Cragg House Farm, £700 Winter Crag Farming. Friesian: £1120 Mire House Farm, £800 £740 Birkland Barrow. Limousin: £1100 Endmoor Farm. Flekvieh: £1020 Birch Bank. Blonde: £980 Cragg House Farm. Hereford: £740 Birkland Barrow.
STORE CATTLE
'Guide Price Ignored'
Any suggestions of a steadier trade were laughed out of the ring today, as store cattle at Junction 36 comfortably outperformed expectations. Buyers came loaded, competition was relentless and prices marched on with real authority from start to finish.
18 month old bullocks sold to £2310 for a Limousin from Messrs GH Jones. Others to £2300 from RG&LR Holmes and £2240 for a Charolais of a similar age from D&E Whitaker. Bulls zoomed to £2320 from S Boswoth for a Limousin. The same home sold Bazadaise bulls to £2240. British Blue heifers made £2180 for a pair from DE&SM Moorhouse. Just behind was a British Blue again at £2160 from JW&ME Taylor. Three Aberdeen Angus bullocks at 20 months sold for £2190 again from Messrs Whitaker. Hereford bullocks of the same age made £2180 from JL Bird.
Our next sale is in two weeks time on Thursday 19th February. Competitive trade and prompt payment. Come and join the party for any further enquires contact Joel McGarva on 07920009097.
Store Bullock Top Prices: Limousin: £2310 Fold Farm, £2300 £2200 Valley View, £2120 £2090 £2020 Arklid Farm, £2020 Bradley Farm. Charolais: £2240 Little Fell Farm, £1760 Well Foot, £1720 £1700 Tongue House Farm. Angus: £2190 Little Fell Farm, £2080 Stubb Place Farm, £2070 Woodlea Farm, £2040 Tarnside Farm, £1930 Birks Farm. Hereford: £2180 West Plain Farm, £2070 Woodlea Farm, £1890 West Plain Farm, £1880 Ellers Farm, £1880 West Plain Farm, £1810 Ellers Farm. British Blue: £2010 Birks Farm, £1840 Moors Cottage, £1740 Riddings, £1660 Well Foot, £1600 Riddings, £1520 Well Foot. Whitebred Shorthorn: £1990 Woodlea Farm. Simental: £1700 Keld Farm. Shorthorn: £1580 £1530 Cinderbarrow Farm, £1440 £1400 Boundary Beck. Continental: £1510 Cinderbarrow Farm. Galloway: £1080 Deep Clough Farm.
Store Heifer Top Prices: British Blue: £2180 High House Farm, £2160 High Laning Farm, £2070 Stubb Place, £1840 High Laning Farm, £1720 Birks Farm. Angus: £2090 Tarnside Farm, £1970 Little Fell Farm, £1900 Low Stennerley, £1810 Bradley Farm, £1800 Tarnside Farm, £1760 Arklid Farm. Charolais: £2060 Little Fell Farm, £1720 £1680 Tongue House Farm, £1460 Well Foot, £1360 Tullithwaite Hall Farm. Limousin: £1880 Bradley Farm, £1720 Fold Farm, £1670 £1640 £1580 Ridding Side Farm, £1570 Birch Bank, £1520 Ridding Side Farm. Shorthorn: £1860 £1800 Cinderbarrow Farm, £1720 Flodder Hall, £1220 Boundary Beck. Hereford: £1780 Houkler Hall Barn, £1660 Ellers Farm, £1660 Woodlea Farm. Simental: £1540 High House Farm. Blonde: £1300 Lower Oakeneaves Farm.
Store Bull Top Prices: Limousin: £2320 Lower Oakeneaves Farm. Bazadaise: £2240 £2080 Lower Oakeneaves Farm. Hereford: £1360 Hole House, £1200 Kendal House Farm.
OTM/CAST CATTLE
No sign of let up today with cast cattle flying, 76 head of cattle coming to an average of 282p/kg. Top price overall came from Messrs Rogerson, Maison Gill with a Limousin cow weighing 886kg making £2896.77.
Friesian / Holstein cattle averaged £1520 with a top price of £2244.69 from Strickland Hill, Witherslack.
Top price for p/pk from RG&LR Holmes, Valley View make 374p/kg for a Limousin steer at 671kg making £2512.90.
All entries and enquiries welcome for a fortnightly sale at 10am.Contact the o ice or auctioneers for more information.
OTM Cow Top Prices: Limousin: 349.50, 334.50 Maison Gill; 329.50 Ellers Farm; 319.50 Scroggs Farm; 314.50, 289.50 Chapel House; 309.50 High Laning Farm; 289.50 Causeway Farm. Stabilizer: 349.50, 344.50, 324.50, 309.50, 299.50 Kit Cragg. Simmental: 314.50 Scroggs Farm; 284.50 Causeway Farm. Friesian: 299.50 Stubb Place Farm; 259.50 x2, 249.50 Shorthorn Farm; 259.50, 249.50 Stirzaker House Farm; 254.50 Strickland Hill; 254.50 Dale Barns.
Continental: 294.50, 259.50 Wasdyke Farm. British Blue: 284.50 Chapel House; 264.50, 259.50 Low Waterside. Shorthorn: 284.50 Cinderbarrow Farm. Angus: 279.50 x2 28 Blea Tarn Road; 264.50 Ellers Farm; 239.60 High Farm. Hereford: 259.50 Cart House Farm. Saler: 249.50 Fairbank Farm. Belted Galloway: 239.50 Chapelhills. Other: 189.50 Dale Barns. Norwegian Red: 164.50 Ninezergh.
OTM Heifer Top Prices: Continental: 324.50 High Barnes. Friesian: 309.50 Flodder Hall; 309.50, 229.50 Strickland Hill; 209.50 Scales Park Farm. Norwegian Red: 309.50, 259.50 Cracalt Farm.
Cast Steer Top Prices: Angus: 364.50, 349.50 Fell End Farm. Limousin: 319.50 Mireside Farm.
Cast Bull Top Prices: Limousin: 374.50 Valley View.
Lancaster Auction Mart: Weekly Sale of Calves, OTM/Cast Cattle & Store Cattle, Friday 6th February 2026.
Lancaster weekly cattle sale- trade flying in all three rings.
OTMS to £3334.97
Store Cattle to £3150
Calves to £980
CALVES
The momentum continues in Lancaster calf ring with bull calves to £940 x3 twice for British Blue from JS Towers & H Kent, Dolphinholme and once for a British Blue from J & G Thornley, Kirkham. Other British Blues to £920 from WN & D Smith, Cockerham with Aberdeen Angus to £890 from JS Towers & H Kent. 4–5-week-old bulls sold to £680 x2 for
British Blues from Barber Farms, Brock and £640 x2 from JP & C Robson, Brock. Black and whites bulls sold to £280 from Wallbank Farms, WN & D Smith and Ivan Slater Ltd.
Heifer calves to £800 for Limousin x from JS Towers & H Kent, with British Blue to £790 from J & G Thornley, Kirkham. Aberdeen Angus sold to £660 from SW & K Metcalfe, Whittington with this good home selling Charolais to £650.
A few weaned calves sold to £980 for Aberdeen Angus from AJ Metcalfe, Out Rawcli e with Hereford bulls to £900 from TE & MM Kidd, Ellel.
Heifer Calf Top Prices: BRITISH BLUE: £890 Moss Gate Farm, £790 Derby Lodge Farm, £600 Derby Lodge Farm, £590 Roe Farm, £590 Richmond Hall Farm, £580 Richmond Hall Farm.
LIMOUSIN: £800 Cinder Hill Farm. ANGUS: £660 Holme House Farm, £550 Lane Head Farm, £490 North Farm, £490 Rose Farm, £480 Hudsbrook Farm, £480 Hudsbrook Farm. CHAROLAIS: £650 Holme House Farm. HEREFORD: £300 Hawkshaw Farm.
Bull Calf Top Prices: ANGUS: £980 Moss Gate Farm, £890 Cinder Hill Farm, £810 Holme House Farm, £760 Lane Head Farm, £740 Derby Lodge Farm, £670 North Farm. BRITISH BLUE: £960 Moss Gate Farm, £940 Cinder Hill Farm, £940 Derby Lodge Farm, £940 Cinder Hill Farm, £920 Cocker House Farm, £680 Manor House Farm. HEREFORD: £900 Booth Hall, £900 Booth Hall, £690 Booth Hall. SIMMENTAL: £790 Cinder Hill Farm. CHAROLAIS: £730 Holme House Farm, £710 Holme House Farm, £710 Holme House Farm. FRIESIAN: £280 Hudsbrook Farm, £280 Cocker House Farm, £280 Tills Farm, £230 North Farm, £210 North Farm1 £145 North Farm.
STORE CATTLE
The weekly sale of store cattle would see vendors well pleased with their prices as continued downward pressure on the finished beef prices.
DJ Townley, Stodday topping the trade this week with his very shapely British Blue bull at £3150.
Store steers saw regular Lancaster supporter A & E Clarkson, Thurnham hitting the £2500 mark with his British Blue steers with other British Blues from the same good home at £2480. Simmental steers to £2450 from J & M Cockett, Ingleton with H Morgan, Stalmine at the same price this time for a trio of Charolais. Limousin steers to £2480 from R Capstick, Ingleton. Aberdeen Angus to £2450 from J & M Cockett, Ingleton. Hereford steers to £2300 from A & FM Bolland & Sons, Ellel who topped the dairy bred section with Friesian steers to £2400 with Fleckvieh from J & M Cockett, Ingleton at £2380 and LE & A Ridding, Selside close behind at £2300 for Friesians. Younger steers looking well sold round the £1900-£2000.
Store heifers topped at £2200 from R & K Jenkinson, Pilling for Friesian. British Blues to £2180 from JW & DL Park, Ellel with others at £2150 from AJ & D Knowles, Kendal. A trio of Limousin heifers from GA & A Atkinson, Cantsfield to £2100. Aberdeen Angus heifers to £2080 from Holgate Caravans, Carnforth and for a trio of Aberdeen Angus heifers at
the same price from J Oddie & Son, Balderstone. Hereford heifers to £2080 from JW & DL Park, Ellel.
More cattle required next week. For more information, please contact auctioneer Gary Capstick on 07970 830518 or fieldsman Andrew Butler on 07966556592.
Store Bullock Top Prices: BRITISH BLUE: £2500, £2480 Cock Hall Farm, £2400 Wood Nook Farm, £2380 Park House Farm, £2350 High House Farm, £2350 Whelpside Farm. LIMOUSIN: £2480 Fell End Farm, £2450 Foredales Farm, £2420 High Tenement Farm, £2350 High House Farm, £2250 Bank Field Farm, £2220 High Tenement Farm. ANGUS: £2450 Foredales Farm, £2380 Cock Hall Farm, £2220 Gaskell House, £2200, £2180 Middlebarrow Plain, £2150 Snub Snape Farm.
CHAROLAIS: £2450 West Lynn, £2350 Whelpside Farm, £1850 Downlands Farm. SIMMENTAL: £2450 Foredales Farm.
FRIESIAN: £2400 Yeat House, £2300, £2100 Steel Croft, £1880, £1780 Downlands Farm, £1750 Plumpton Hall Farm.
FLECKVIEH: £2380 Foredales Farm, £2020 Ellers Farm, £1950 Holme Head. HEREFORD: £2300 Yeat House, £2250 West Lynn, £2080 Cock Hall Farm. NORWEIGEAN RED: £2020 Ellers Farm.
Store Heifer Top Prices: FRIESIAN: £2200, £1850 Holmes Farm, £920 Holme Head. BRITISH BLUE: £2180 Hare Field House, £2150 Windy Hill Farm, £2120 Foredales Farm, £2050 Bowlands Gardens, £1950 Wood Nook Farm, £1900 Park Lane Farm. LIMOUSIN: £2100 Abbotson Farm, £1900 Bottom Hall Farm. ANGUS: £2080 Middlebarrow Plain, £2080 Cheetham House Farm, £2050 Ellers Farm, £1950 Hare Field House, £1850 Snub Snape Farm, £1850 Outerthwaite Farm. HEREFORD: £2080 Hare Field House. SHORTHORN: £1820 Howriggs. SIMMENTAL: £1220 Gibsons Farm. FLECKVIEH: £920 Holme Head.
Store Bull Top Prices: BRITISH BLUE: £3150 Whinney Carr Farm.
OTM/CAST CATTLE
OTMs would see a shortage of numbers resulting in a stronger trade on the week with a pleasing average of 288.5ppk.
Topping the trade this week was DE & SM Moorhouse with his Limousin cast bull at £3334.97 closely followed by KM & KJ Curwen, Abbeystead with a cracking Limousin cow at £3082.59 or 349.5ppk. Other beef bred otm cows to 359.5ppk or £2811 from GR & A Foy, Conder Green. Dairy bred otm cows saw Friesians to 299.5ppk from EE Thornton & Sons, Heaton with Oxcli e with others to 289.5ppk or £2289.95 from AW & AM Park & Sons, Ellel who also had one at 274.5ppk. Cows straight out the parlour round the 245ppk.
OTM heifers from M Allen, Carnforth would see their Stabiliser heifer to 369.5ppk or £2172.66 with O Butler, Esprick also at 369.5ppk this time for an Aberdeen Angus. Dairy
bred heifers saw Friesians to 319.5ppk or £1913.81 from AT Burrow & Son, Lancaster others from W & S Airey, Carnforth at 304.5ppk. Otm heifers today averaged 307ppk/
OTM steers saw a decent entry with them averaging 368.32ppk. Topping at 374.5ppk for Aberdeen Angus from O Butler, Esprick. Per head at £2660 from SJ & AL Hargreaves, Morecambe for a British Blue.
OTM Cow Top Prices: BRITISH BLUE: 359.50 Parkside Farm. LIMOUSIN: 349.50 Marshaw Farm, 274.50 Howriggs. CHAROLAIS: 324.50 Yealand Manor. SALER: 309.50, 294.50 Yealand Manor. ANGUS: 304.50 Yealand Manor. FRIESIAN: 299.50 Downlands Farm, 289.50, 274.50, 269.50, 264.50 Walkers I’th Fields, 264.50 Downlands Farm. HEREFORD: 289.50 Holmfields.
FLECKVIEH: 279.50 Holme Head. NORWEGIEAN RED: 274.50 Holme Head. STABILISER: 274.50 Yealand Manor. LONGHORN: 249.50 Middle Lee Farm. AYRSHIRE: 239.50 Rose Farm.
OTM Heifer Top Prices: ANGUS: 369.50 Elm Bank Farm, 289.50 Cheetham House Farm.STABILISER: 369.50 Yealand Manor. FRIESIAN: 319.50 High Snab, 309.50 West Hall, 309.50 High Snab, 309.50 Bowsber Farm, 304.50 (x2) West Hall.
Cast Steer Top Prices: ANGUS: 374.50 (x2) Elm Bank Farm, 269.50 Ellers Farm, 364.50 Elm Bank Farm. BRITISH BLUE: 359.50 The Grange.
Cast Bull Top Prices: LIMOUSIN: 334.50 High House Farm.
Next Week's Upcoming Sales
Monday 9th
Lancaster: 10am Prime Hoggs & Cast Sheep
J36: 9am-4pm Machinery Viewing
Tuesday 10th
J36: Online Machinery Sale concludes 10:30am Pigs
1pm Prime Hoggs & Cast Sheep
Wednesday 11th
J36: 9am-4pm Machinery Collection
Thursday 12th
J36: 10:30am In Lamb Breeding Sheep & Store Hoggs
Friday 13th
Lancaster: 10:15am Calves & OTM/Cast Cattle
11:15am Store Cattle
J36: 9am-4pm Machinery Collection
Saturday 14th
J36: 10am Beef Breeding Cattle Dispersal Sale on behalf of Low Moor Howe Farm Ltd
